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Definisjon av pound

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Noun
pound - a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
dog pound
enclosure the act of enclosing something inside something else
Pound - United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound
pound - a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
lbf.
force unit a unit of measurement of physical force
pound - a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
pound sign
pound - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
pound - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
hammer, hammering, pounding
blow forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

Verb
pound - break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up laugh unrestrainedly
pound - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
pound up
restrain, confine, hold hold back
pound - partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
pound off
partition off, partition separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off"
pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
beat, thump
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
pulsate, pulse, throb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
palpitate, flutter beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
thrash give a thrashing to; beat hard
flap pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
pound - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
thump, poke
hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
pound - strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
ram, ram down
thrust push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
impound
restrain, confine, hold hold back
pound - move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
lumber
walk obtain a base on balls
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Substantiv
pound - Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight.
pound - A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces = 453. 592 37 g. Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
pound - A unit of mass equal to 12 troy troy ounces ≈ 373. 242 g. Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
pound - The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.
pound - Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel.
pound - Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
pound - Plural of nodot=1.
pound - A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
pound - A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.
pound - The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level.
pound - A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
pound - A hard blow.

Verb
pound - To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
pound - To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
pound - To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
pound - To eat or drink very quickly.
pound - To pitch consistently to a certain location.
pound - To beat strongly or throb.
pound - To vigorously sexually penetrate.
pound - To advance heavily with measured steps.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • pound
    The currency of the United Kingdom.
  • pound
    The currency of Egypt.
  • pound
    To strike hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument, usually repeatedly.
  • pound
    The official currency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and some of its territories, with the symbol "£".
  • pound
    To break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) pound
  • Presens: pound / pounds
  • Preteritum: pounded
  • Perfektum: (have) pounded

Substantiv

  • Entall: pound
  • Flertall: pounds

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